What is the SSA-721 form for? Its importance in quickly updating Social Security records
The Form SSA-721 application, also known as the Statement of Death by Funeral Director, plays a crucial role in ensuring that ...
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Single payment of Social Security death benefits: what you need to know
The Social Security Administration offers a one-time payment known as the Lump Sum Death Payment (LSDP) to help ease ...
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Do I get my spouse’s Social Security benefits when they die?
How are survivor benefits calculated? The amount surviving family members can get depends on the average lifetime earnings of ...
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Social Security's Insolvency Is Driven by Benefits for the Living, Not Fraud by the Dead
So it goes. The crucial question, however, is whether Social Security's lack of "death information" about those people means they are still receiving benefits. The vast majority are not.
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Musk misreads Social Security data, millions of dead people not getting benefits, experts say
Social Security ... have death information in the record. The SSA decided not to address discrepancies because of how much it would cost to fix (upwards of $9 million) and the "limited benefit ...
What DOGE could gain by accessing your Social Security data
When people think of Social Security, they typically think of monthly benefits — for the roughly 69 million retirees, ...
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Social Security & You: Clarifying the DOGE allegations about Social Security
Many readers have been emailing me asking for my help in understanding the allegations made by Elon Musk and his Department ...
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Acting Social Security commissioner clarifies claims about people older than 100 getting benefits
“The reported data are people in our records with a Social Security number who do not have a date of death associated with their record. These individuals are not necessarily receiving benefits.” ...
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Are millions of dead people really receiving Social Security benefits?
"The reported data are people in our records with a Social Security number who do not have a date of death associated with their record. These individuals are not necessarily receiving benefits ...
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Retirees in These 9 States May Lose Some of Their Social Security Benefits at Tax Time
The AGI limits still apply. Montana follows the same rules as the federal government when deciding whether to tax Social Security benefits. It looks at provisional income, which is AGI ...
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What DOGE could gain by accessing your Social Security data
When people think of Social Security, they typically think ... health conditions if you apply for disability benefits, and use of Medicare after a certain age, which the SSA may periodically ...
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Tens of millions of dead people aren’t getting Social Security checks, despite Trump and Musk claims
“The reported data are people in our records with a Social Security number who do not have a date of death associated with their record. These individuals are not necessarily receiving benefits.” ...